MC1125489Outlook | Save an Event as a Draft

Updated September 18, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

You can now save a meeting as a draft on your calendar when you're not ready to send invites. This update gives users more flexibility when planning events, especially when details are still being finalized.

When this will happen

• General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout will begin in July 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-October 2025 (previously early September).

How this affects your organization

Users will be able to save events as drafts when creating a meeting with at least one attendee. To do this, select the Discard button while composing the event, then choose Save as a draft. Draft events will appear on the calendar with a “Draft” prefix in the title.
This feature is available on mobile and will be on by default.

What you can do to prepare

• No admin action is required. You may want to:
• Inform your users about this new capability.
• Update internal training materials or documentation as needed.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.